Thread 937262969

Alice's car is red.
Bob believes that Alice's car is blue.
Bob tells Claire that Alice's car is red.
Is Bob lying?

>>937262969 (OP)
Not lying, but spreading misinformation unintentionally.

>>937263194
>>937262969 (OP)
the stakes of the color of Alice's car are meaningless without further context
trite

>>937263215
Information is wrong or right. "Stakes" are irrelevant. Bob is spreading misinformation, whether he's aware of it or not, but he's not lying because he believes the wrong information is right.

>>937263215
Scenario 1: Someone with a red car ran over Claire's flowerbed.
Scenario 2: Someone with a red car gave Claire a useful present.

>>937262969 (OP)
Need actual proof of color of the car.
So a neutral party can determine

>>937262969 (OP)
How do you know her car is red??
What if you are lying?

>>937263194
There was an intention, since he crossed his own belief.

>>937262969 (OP)
Lulz glownigger swine lulz death to all faggots hail satan 666 kys glownigger swine

>>937263701
Huh?

>>937262969 (OP)
Why would he do this?
Is Bob a Mossad agent?

>>937262969 (OP)
wait a minute i know the answer to this riddle. alice and bob mix their colors to create an encrypted shared key but can each decrypt the other's message to find the unencrypted key. this way they can establish secure communications over an untrusted network.

>>937262969 (OP)
Yes, Bob is lying. He is spreading false witness. He witnessed the car as blue, and is spreading the claim that it is red. Even though it is, he is engaging in deception.

>>937262969 (OP)
it depends
how much melanin does Bob's skin contain?

>>937262969 (OP)
Bob is not lying. It is called confabulation.